15.4% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Karratha · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Karratha
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
Far more people provide unpaid childcare in Karratha than in the rest of the country. While about 33% of residents care for children, other forms of unpaid help and volunteering are less common than in typical Australian towns.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
About 15.4% of people volunteer, which is a little above the national figure but similar to the Western Australian average. This is a drop from 2016, when 20.4% of the community volunteered.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
The area has a very high rate of unpaid childcare at 32.8%, which is well above both the state and national figures. In contrast, providing general unpaid care is among the lowest in the country at 5.8%, and only 16.9% do 15 or more hours of housework weekly, well below the national rate of 20.7%.
5.8% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
32.8% —
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
16.9% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
About 2.8% of residents have served in the Defence Force, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
2.8%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Karratha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510031272/karratha/topic/community